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Sushi Rice

Sushi rice is the building block of Japanese sushi. Easy and the best sushi rice recipe with steamed rice, rice vinegar, salt and sugar.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Japanese Recipes
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Sushi Rice
Servings: 40 sushi
Calories: 7kcal
Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Calrose rice
  • 1/2 cup sushi rice
  • 450 ml water
  • 1 piece kombu

Sushi Rice Seasoning:

  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/4 heaping teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Wash the rice with water and drain the water a few times, until the color of the water has become clear. Drain the rice in a colander.
  • Mix all the ingredients in Sushi Rice Seasoning in a small bowl. Stir to mix well. Make sure the sugar is completely dissolved.
    Sushi rice seasoning.
  • Transfer the rice to a rice cooker and add the water and kombu. Set your rice cooker to cook the rice.
    Cooking sushi rice in rice cooker.
  • Once cooked, transfer the rice into wooden bowl, spreading out the rice. Add the Sushi Rice Seasoning and mix well with a wooden spoon.
    Sushi rice in a wood barrel.
  • Let the rice cool down to warm and you may shape the sushi rice for any sushi you like.

Notes

You can use 1 cup of Calrose rice or Japanese sushi rice to make the recipe. For rice vinegar, I recommend buying Japanese rice vinegar with dashi.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 7kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Sodium: 18mg